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N0. 273,730. Patented Mar. 13,1883.

UNITE STATES ATENT F F ICE.

IVORY W. HARLOIV, OF PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE PLYMOUTHFOUNDRY COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,730, dated March13, 1883.

Application filed May 19, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVORY W. HARLOW, of Plymouth, in thecountyofPlymouth and State ofMassachusetts, acitizen ofthe United States,

have invented a certain new and useful .lmprovement in Stoves, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,in explainm iug its nature, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view ofa stove embracing my invention; and Fig. 2 is vertical section thereof,further illustrating the construction.

This invention relates to that class of cooking-stoves having what isknown as the cabmet-base, and it consists in providing; the cabinet-basewith a hot-closet drawer, which is adapted to be moved out and inhorizontally in relation thereto.

Heretolore the portion of the cabinet-base under the central portion ofthe stove, so far as I am aware, has not been employed for any usefulpurpose, and by my invention I utilize this space by arranging ahot-closet drawer, adapted to be moved outand in from the base, made ofsheet-iron, and an ornamental front plate, which corresponds inornamentation to the rest of the base. This hot-closet drawer 0preferably has sheet-metal sides, bottom, andrear end, is open on top,and has the castmetal front. ltis arranged to slideupou ledges orsupports extending across the interior of the cabinet-base. The base isofordiuary con- 5 struction, and it is made of cast-metal sides andends, and, like all cabinet-bases, it has a skeleton frame not forming aportion of the stove, and simply designed as a stand to elevate thestove to a desirable he ght.

In the drawings, A isthe cabinet-base. a are the ledges or supports forthe movable hotcloset drawer. B is the hot-closet, having thesheet-metal bottom 1), sides I), and inner end, I). The front of thecloset-drawer is the cast- 5 metal plate b, which also forms the frontsurface of the cabinet-base. A suitable handle or handles may bearranged upon the front plate for moving the hot-closet drawer, ifdesired. A movable hot-closet of this description not only utilizes thespace heretofore wasted, but has an advantage over the stationary (Nomodel.)

' hot-closet used on stoves not provided with cabinet-bases, in that thecloset may be drawn out and the article to be warmed or heated placed inand removed therefrom while it is out and while the whole lower surfaceof the closet is exposed to view-a very great advantage.

It will be observed that the hot-closet drawer herein described dilfersfrom an ordinary ashpan, in that it is not located so as receive ashes,and has no connection with the ashpit, and in that its front plate, 11forms a portion of the front or side wall of the cabinetbase. 6

I am aware that the Patent No. 78,890, dated June 16, 1868, granted D.E. Paris, shows and describes a stove having beneath its main oven aseplrate warming-oven which is supported on rollers, and is adapted tobe moved from beneath the stove when desired, and that this separatewarming-oven is provided with doors. As, however, said stove is notprovided with a cabinet-base having a hot-closet drawer adapted to bemoved out to expose its con- 7 tents, and which is unprovided withdoors, I

consider that the said patent does not embrace the spirit of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States 1. The combination of acabinet-base, A, with a movable hot-closet, B, all substantially as andfor the purposes described.

2. The combination of the cabinet-base A and the ledges or supports awith a hot-closet having for its front the front plate of thecabinet-base, which closet is adapted to be moved out and in in relationto the base horizontally, all substantially as and for the purposesdescribed. I

3. The combination of a stove with a base portion having a hot-closet,B, the lront piece of which furnishes the front of said portion, andwhich hot-closet is adapted to be moved 5 horizontally in said portionofthe stove, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

IVORY W. HARLOW.

